2012 Map of Griffin

About this map

Blackjack and Griffin anchor this rural landscape in Cherokee County, defined by a network of creeks and small family cemeteries that trace the area's agricultural heritage. Numerous watercourses, including Barker Br and Campground Cr, carve through the terrain, while the private Harrison Farm Airport sits just south of the community of Griffin. The distribution of sites like Henrys Chapel and Concord reflects a settlement pattern common to this part of East Texas, where small crossroads communities grew around local gathering points. Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped locations of scattered burial grounds such as Knoxville Cem, Fitch Cem, and Sanders Cem, which serve as physical markers of the families who settled this territory between the branches of Caney Cr and Mud Creek.